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Lots of L owners here including my L4300. A real workhorse that's priced a little better and with fewer electronics to cause problems. Works for me. Some are a little light in the front and benefit from added weights. I found that New Holland skid steer weights fit perfectly and are cheaper...

We get Chinese takeout but never seem to get enough sweet and sour sauce. I'm not ever sure that's what it's called. Maybe it's called duck sauce? Maybe the two are the same? It's that's orangeish-reddish sauce that you get with some dishes and can get a little container to go if you ask for it...

That's good because if you use those tools at all there will be plenty of "memories" all over them. :D After you lift those things off with the hooks today, let us know how they worked. I might weld some on my stuff. Also, you might want to pick them up in the manner that they were put on the...

The lifting hooks on the blade and rake are a great idea.

Years ago I bought one if these thread chasing files and it's way better than using a triangular file to clean out damaged threads. It's got 8 thread cutting files that pretty much cover everything. If a triangular file is all you have, you use it but maybe look at one of these for the next...

Probably no problem. I've got an Optima in a street rod that is no bigger than a couple of grapefruits together. Originally for a Honda. Go to the Summit Racing site to check stats. They seem to carry everything and have great fitment info. Kubota OEM sealed batteries for me also worked great.

What I have learned is to buy a sealed battery so it doesn't leak acid that the fan blows everywhere. I went with sealed Optima batteries that I mail ordered and it's been one of my smarter moves. No leaks, no jerking with adding water and no rusted out battery areas.

The wife planted some Northern White Cedars (American Arborvitae) next to the house and they are getting to be 8 ft tall when 5 or 6 ft would be plenty. They need to be severely pruned or removed. Now, I spent lot of years in the northern woods and have cut many cedars in half and they did...

Pretty profound words. I'll add a quote I read years ago... "One who is not content with a little bit will not be content with a great deal"

Well, congratulations. But to answer your question, just figure out which half of your remaining stuff you can do without. :D

We have used various kinds of wood chips over the years and had good results with most of them. Some are pretty strong. Woods not normally thought of as smoking woods worked out pretty well too. We liked hickory, apple and cherry the most. Some maples were nice. We found mesquite good but easy...

Not a tomato but here's a photo I forgot about of a carrot from the garden. Our soil is heavy clay but I used a subsoil to rip down about a foot and I keep the ground loose by cultivating in the Spring. It dwarfs an average size carrot. Anyway, here's the biggest carrot I ever grew. .

For you homemade pizza makers, a hotter oven reduces the potential for soggy pizza. Remember that I make my own crust and I bake on a pizza stone in the oven and at 525 degrees. I usually have two stones in and bake on the bottom one. Lower temps don't work for me.

A great sauce for pizza is some of the spaghetti sauces. At the moment I use Ragu (Sam's Club) that has garlic and onion in it. It's nice and thick so is less likely to make the crust soggy. People love my pizza.

Here's how we did it. Get a roaring fire going with serious stovetop temps of maybe 500--550 degrees. Use a dough recipe that still has room to rise after you put it on the stove. Use King Arthur bread flour--get at Walmart--blue label on bag. Go easy on the sauce and add whatever toppings you...

Have house prices picked up in AZ recently?

For no draft control, this is all you need to know. WITH draft control, the above is the best way to remember it. Light equipment needs a lot of ground sensing while heavy plows almost none. On the backhoe thing, I have seen guys with three point hookups slide just any old top link pin in to...

It's only in the teens but very windy in central Ohio right now and on the flat plains with nothing to break that wind it feels like 30 below. Even the dogs want back inside. So much for doing anything outside today.

I need a simple phone that will just be in use for a few months this spring with only a few calls. It will likely be abused so I don't want a good one or to put a lot of money into it. A "Trac" phone was suggested but I know little about them or where to get one. Walmart doesn't seem to carry...

Annual cleaning time. Saddle soap, wax and polish and black stuff on the edges. New laces too and they were freebies from the boot dealer. One pair of boots is in its fourth year and the other the second year. They get worn daily with dry weather light farm duty eight months and severe duty four...

While we are on heaters, here is the model mentioned earlier in the thread that worked great on my pickup truck in a very cold climate. It's a KATZ 1500 watt lower radiator hose that had a heater hose connection to the block and this caused the coolant to circulate. This is the only one that...

Big time rain blowing through central-southern Ohio with around 2.5" expected. It's good for the fields and trees and is sure better than the 30" of snow it could have been. We've been watching the TV and see that some of Texas is getting a pretty good hit of snow. I think all they wanted was rain.

I'm not sure you can do it with a Fred Cain model but I did it on a different ripper that I have. This one of mine is a real beast and I use it with a smaller Kubota in cat I or bigger Deere as cat II. See photo below. I added a plate to the sides and spaced the pins roughly 5" or 6"...

Wasn't that one heck of a game last night? What a team.

What are your plans? It's a casual observation but I wonder if more people are staying in? We're retired now but have never gone out so I got a Thai lunch with enough to stretch into tonight and we will try real hard to make it to midnight.

Even better. That is a great setup and opens up many more possibilities of things to do with the loader. Great choice.

Maybe I missed it but is that a skid steer attach--SSQA-- for the bucket?

We have one of those copper wash pots next to the stove and keep it full of wood for the next day. All the crumbs stay in the can and the wood is baked dry to ensure a good fire the next day. As long as I fill it, I have dry wood.

I eat a lot of salmon and always wondered about the process and how it changes the taste or texture. What does it do? Is the cedar red or northern white cedar? Any other commentary on any of this?

Well over 60 degrees for this Christmas eve and it's raining cats and dogs. No rain gauge out so not sure how much but it's pretty soupy out. Wife baking some fish, the stockings are all hung by the chimney with care and dogs are all nestled snug in their beds. What's not to like?

Should I take the bait and switch from Direct TV to Dish Network? Dish sends me a special offer at least once a week and some of it has got my attention with price discounts. I've been with Direct TV for 5 years so my equipment is that old. I pay $100 month, don't care about modern movies and...

Oh, perish the thought. :laughing: The only good Corvette is a red one and I know a guy with a red Ferrari that could argue the point. Red is also called "resale red" because those cars get bought first. Now, I could see yellow or blue being a girls color but not red. :D

It's a big warmup for central-southern Ohio the next few days with highs around or over 60 and I can take that just fine. There doesn't seem to be as many Christmas shoppers out and about as in prior years. Maybe they're shopping on-line or maybe just not shopping but there are definitely fewer...

Are you getting the cold and nasty winter we were predicted to get or is winter a walk in the park so far? Central Ohio was supposed to be worse than last year's Artic freeze but so far it's normal. Maybe above since we might hit 60 on Wednesday. How are things in various parts of the country...

Dave --did you live in Maine during the great ice storm of 1998? In Bangor we had a couple inches of rain that froze and then a couple feet of freezing rain that took out the power for a lot of people from a couple weeks. Not sure to the degree it hit the western part of the state but it was...

Here's a photo of my landscape rake snow plow. It's a closely guarded secret that a rake will often plow better than a blade. Since my part of Ohio doesn't get much snow anyway, the rake is perfect since I already have one and yet don't have a plow blade or snowblower. It's perfect because I can...

Irish Spring works very well. You can use a potato peeler to shave some around to make the bar go further. You can also soak some baler twine in diesel fuel and hang that around. Both worked for us.

Another thing worth considering is the spacer band off of large tractor duals. A 42" band would likely be more than 12" wide and look like those shown in the photo below. It's just a rolled band of steel that separates dual tires/wheels for multiple tire applications. Even new they can't cost...

I bought a roll of parachute cord and have read that you can use it for bootlaces but I never knew anyone that actually did it. If you have used them, or know of someone that has, how did it work out? Durable? A good alternative to regular laces? Would you do it again and suggest it to others?

Waiting for a home made dog bone. A house isn't a home without a dog. Scarves are for a party and the extra dog is just visiting for the gathering.

Why, no she's not spoiled...:D

Ron...you already have the temp you want by spending half the year up north in the cold and the other half down south in the warm. Averaged out, it's lukewarm perfect. Next in line would be San Diego. Not much in the way of farms or tractors, however.

It seems the older I get the lower my threshold for cold gets. It used to be that 25 or 30 below was no big deal but now a damp 45 degrees has me with my hood up and knees knocking.

Here's a New England moose. Northern Maine at a college and no one seems concerned.

Looks like an elk from out West.

Indeed---it always tastes better the day after. I'll add that my wife seems to have found a way to make pumpkin pie filling without the added fat like butter since I rarely eat saturated fat. By the way, wife always says the best pumpkin pie filling is made with a fresh buttercup squash. It...

The great thing about being in the Midwest is the "second chance" you get with the weather. Sure, we had a cold snap a while back but today is back in the 60's and the next two weeks look great to finish the outdoor projects that always seem to get pushed into this final window. Yesterday I...

I've decided to build my own spray rig and want to know where to buy the major parts like the tank, frame and bracketry. What appeals to me is a 100 gallon tank and 20 foot foldable booms. The other parts I can buy anywhere but these parts are more difficult to fabricate. Any idea who sells...

Still full from yesterday even though I eat none of the fatty foods. The dogs benefitted in a big way because all the skin and body parts that don't get eaten by us get boiled in a pot with leftover and other vegetables and peelings and then poured over their dog food. They were all pretty happy...

I stumbled across a tire gauge that actually works and isn't all that expensive. It's a $45 racing tire gauge that can be bought at lots of places or mail ordered from Jegs or Speedway and I think both have free shipping. I've spent far more in total on junk gauges over the years and they were...

Any thread or pics on the Buffalo snow disaster? What's the situation there and as bad as the national news describes? Any members live in the snowbelt area such as West Seneca or Cheektowaga? I used to live near there and can't believe the pictures. If there's a thread here I can't find it so...

Loves to play ball.

Some of the things labelled hookeroons are actually pickeroons. A hookeroon has a hook to help the log stay on while you twist and pull it into position. A twist of the wrist knocks it off. Here's a modern and exaggerated picture of a hookeroon so you can see what I mean. The hook shown here is...

I use a funnel like you but first transfer some of the oil into smaller containers to make pouring easier. Two gallons in five gallon bucket is sort-of OK but I also use an old five quart oil container that is more maneuverable. Rarely do I spill drop. The oil is transferred into the smaller...

Same for me. Can edit but not post the edit.

What kind of trouble can I get into while changing the spark plugs in my 2005 Toyota Tundra 4.7 V8. My experience is limited to conventional engines and conventional plugs. This engine is aluminum and what appears to be a coil(?) over each plug. My plan is to get the engine hot, carefully...

Here's how I did the tongue weight thing. The post is 1/2" plate with a hole punched in it that's the size of the hole in the weights. I set the round rod in the hole, stopped short of it flush with the bottom and welded it in. Got some U bolts and bolted to the frame. The bolt threads sticking...

I apologize if this is old news but I'm always the last to know. Surely this has to be one of the top ways to kill yourself or rip off an arm or a leg so don't try this at home. For that matter, don't try it away from home. It's just a video on what not to do. Got that--what not to do...

Here's a photo of hauling home after field work. It's about 13' 8' wide and we had to cross a bridge that's a whisker under 14' wide. It took a few minutes, and I really feared getting stuck but we scraped by. As much as I like this one I think I'm going to look for one that's about two feet...

LarroDarro Here are my snake gourds that I let grow on a trellis to stretch most of them straight. I nipped off most of the flowers so I had fewer but better looking gourds. I found it's best to leave them on the vine until spring so they can dry out. Some are already mostly dry. Also in the...

Is a tractor without a cab becoming obsolete? It used to be that most tractors did not have a cab and that a tractor with a cab was somewhat of an exception. Slowly, cabs have gained in numbers and acceptability and now I wonder if a tractor without a cab will become the exception and that...

Nice couple of days on tap and temps expected in the mid to upper 70's around here. That helps me get more of the stuff done that I should have done earlier and gives more time for tractor maintenance as well. "Bonus" days like this are really great.

My lawn has grubs. After a wet summer here, dead patches to showed up and patches of grass would pull up. I bought a couple bags of "Grub Killer" (Sevin granules) and pretty soon grubs started floating to the surface. They are sold out of that product until Spring and people tell me it won't do...

Well, I've been there and done that both with hose and wire. You're stuck just digging it out with a sharp knife and patience. Here's a tool I made that makes life a lot easier when these things happen.

We had problem with the weight of dogs on our new Amish box spring and mattress so I replaced the wooden slats with 1" x 3' square steel tubing. Now I could hold the Queen Mary, six dogs and be 21 all over again. No probs. Plywood won't work. Might not work with simple frame but swapping...

My neighbor is trying to tell me it will be a terrible winter because he saw caterpillars high in the tree and his dog has a thicker coat than last year. I wondered why the dog didn't have a thicker coat for last year's terrible winter? I want to believe these things so I can divine the future...

I have a small JD790 TLB and, while it only has 225 hours on it the bucket slops around on opening and closing and sounds loose when it's not. Normally I use plain old moly or moly-lithium grease. Anyway, I gabbed the wrong grease gun the other day and greased the loader with JD "polyurea"...

I need to buy a shock collar for my two Springer Spaniel bird dogs. They are well trained to a whistle so this is more of a fail-safe option since we now live in a more populated area. Trouble is, I know zero about these collars. These are rescue dogs (!) and quality hunters with training and...

You are a lucky man. Some of my best (wife says only) thinking was done in front of a woodstove in October in northern New England.

How late do you mow grass for the season and what do you do to the mower for fall maintenance? Seems I'll be mowing in mid November. It was fun in March but the welcome is now worn out. I would like to pull the mower deck on my B7800 Kubota to scrape the old grass out, change the mower gear...

I have Norton Internet Security and I don't think I'm happy. The biggest issue, and I'm not sure it's Norton's fault is that I am unable to post pictures on the TBN. I used to be able to so I wonder if anyone else has this problem with Norton? Maybe it's the Windows 8 that I have and it sucks...

Uhhh...tell her. Works for me on such things. Can't hurt.

There is a difference but I have no idea. Are they easier on the machine or leave a better seedbed or less aggressive? It must be something. Any ideas appreciated. Thanks in advance.

dave--Assuming you have the stony, sandy silt loam typical of Bangor, leave the rocks and get a wide rototiller. Till very slow with the lid shut, pack the ground a couple times before it rains and the rocks will vanish. We did countless acres that way. We picked rocks the size of a big...

Central Ohio has been blessed with an extra few weeks of summer so I've been using that time to do tractor and equipment maintenance. Oil, hydraulic/trans, axle gear oil changes, sump screens cleaned, hoods waxed (!), everything pressure washed and every little problem fixed. Next year I'll be...

Think of it as free exercise. It's not cardio but certainly good "stretching" and it reveals what muscles you need to work on to stay limber. :D Not only is tractor work fun but I figure the sideline heath benefit is a bonus.

I put radials on my Deere 5520 which is similar to the current 5085. My Firestone radials are the equivalent to 18.4 x 30 and 12.4 by 24. If anyone has an owner's manual for a 5085 or similar could you look and tell me their suggested tire pressures? The Firestone calculations for mine is 7 PSI...

I am confused by skid steer style attachments. I know there is the basic skid steer style. But there is a so-called "global carrier" and I think another style as well. Which is which and how do I tell or know the difference? This matters because I'm about to buy a bracket that will hook to my...

First cool morning in central Ohio with 52 degrees overnight. Heavy dew and the grass continues to grow faster than I can cut it. In rural New England grass cutting was a sometimes thing so you could let it go or not worry about trimming things but not so around here. This is a big farm area and...

There are times when I need to smooth soil that is powdery soft (from tillage) and relatively rock free. I wonder if a chain harrow used upside down on the smooth side would work? The tine side would be far too aggressive and just bring up small stones, etc. Here's a pic of what I would be...

David--maybe seem a little more "standoffish". Sometimes a sense of urgency can make someone less desirable for no reason other than that. Just a thought.

For some reason I cannot post pics again. We have two computers so that's not the issue and sometimes I can post and sometimes I can't post so that's not an issue. The only thing I can think of would either be my Norton Internet Security program or TBN itself. Anyone have any ideas on this or...

I have a 2005 Dodge dually pickup bed (only) that I put on the back of a big farm truck. A hot rod of sorts. After test fitting the bed I put the tailgate on, slammed it and now it won't open. What do I do now? Do I have to remove the tailgate inside rear plate to access the mechanism or is...

I scraped a post and did $500 worth of damage to my truck door. I'm retired, have $250 deductible, no prior accidents and have all my insurance with that one agent and company. The agent says I should just pay the $500 and not file a claim. Does that sound right and what would you do...pay or...

Here is the best variety tomato I grew so far this year. It's the Burpee hybrid I mentioned earlier in the thread and it really is a great tomato. These aren't the biggest I have grown this season but I had my camera when they came inside. Many are easily six or more inches across and they...

I'm building a truck "sub-frame" to mount a body to and have used "C" channel steel. A cross section of the steel shows that it is angled on the inside--see photo--. So how do I bolt the "C" channel to the existing frame and get a good hold? The angle means only a portion of the bolt head...

I know this has been discussed before but I'm looking for sort-of a one word answer on whether it's better to use 80W90 gear oil or transaxle fluid in the front axle of Kubotas with front when drive. Which one? Kubota says you can use either. They come from the factory with trans fluid yet most...

You need a can crusher. Wall-Mounted Can Crusher - BedBathandBeyond.com Mount it on the shop wall and compress those cans by maybe 90%. If inclined, some guys here have invented hydraulic cylinder contraptions that can really compress a can. Plan B is to put the can on the ground and stomp on...

Yes, you just fake it until you make it. Keep putting one foot in front of the other until things improve. They will but you just don't think so at the moment. All of us have gone through these things and I'd say every one of us is better for the experience and we came out far better for it. I...

When we moved 1100 miles away, I told the moving company I wanted the biggest truck and trailer and that they would be exclusively mine, I would pay for it and I would follow the truck down. That's what I wanted a price for. Fine, they said it's no problem and gave me a price. When we firmed...

A friend did this on a move and saved himself some serious $$. The dealer now has a customer for life and everyone was happy.

dave1949--on those beetles, if you have a "hotspotter" type propane torch wand, light it and immediately hold over the top of the tree as best you can. The little buggers must be programmed to fly straight up and you can cook 1000 of them in millisecond. I discovered this by accident and it...

Larro--We run corn in three batches and staggered maturities. See photo. Also, some of our tomatoes are in rugged cages and some get staked with metal posts. No weeds because we spray roundup before we plant and then use Preen to keep weeds down. After a few years of doing this we don't get much...

Not as fortunate as some of you guys but our first batch of sweet corn is maybe 18 days away.

Regarding having too much stuff, my sister had a near total house fire not too many years ago and was it only a few years before she got back to square one and had too much stuff again. There does not appear to be any way out of having too much stuff.

After setting up the electric for my sprayer late Saturday I neglected to turn the key off and forgot about it. When I went out today to spray I noticed the key was on and the idiot lights were glowing. It would have been a hassle to start since the barn has no electric. Anyway, it started. To...

A while back I started a thread about adding hard facing to fill in the metal on a worn tillage tool. A grass slit seeder blade and I have 110 of them. Here's that thread http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/welding/314921-question-regarding-hardfacing-edge-tillage.html?highlight= Here are some...

At last I found a band aid that really works for me. It stays stuck, holds up, heals the wound and adapts to the wrinkles of your arm or whatever. Others may know of this but it's news to me. We got these at Costco in three pack for around $12. What seems to make them unique is that they are...

I've got a fair amount of wide blade type grass that showed up in my lawn when I reseeded portion of it. I figure some strange seed got in the mix or something blew in with the wind. Anyway, is there a way to spray out this wide grass from the law and not kill the narrower grass? I thought I...

I have a "slit seeder" for slicing grass seed into the ground with a pto powered 3 pt machine that uses a batch of rotating flat pieces of steel to "slice" the ground before the seed is dropped in. These knives, as they are called look like 1/4" thick and are maybe 2" wide and 5" long. After...

It seems the best things in life you just fall into. That's how I wound up with about 80% of this framework a few years ago. I knew I wanted a "cultivator" for a certain dedicated purpose but couldn't find what I wanted. It had to be around 8 ft wide and the right size tubing to accept the CIH...

How come bing cherries are so expensive? Is it the labor of hand picking, a bad crop, wages in the Northwest where I figure they come from or something I don't know about? I can't figure it out. Any ideas?

Going to use this implement in a few weeks so time to finish up by packing the wheel bearings and getting the right tires on. On the wheel bearings, I took them apart and knew it wouldn't look good and was right. Implements left outside with old grease seals lets water into the large bearings...

How do you know if your slip clutch on a PTO shaft is working? I've had slip clutches on PTO shafts forever and I can't recall ever hearing one slip. But I don't know if you can hear them slip. How do you know? This matters now because I got a new to me slit seeder but no PTO shaft with slip...

One of my dogs sticking her tongue out.

My 5520 brake pedal goes to the floor after the tractor really gets used hard and is good and hot. After it cools down a bit, the brakes are back. It happened twice. Once on a 20 mile road trip and last night after chisel plowing a few acres. I checked the owner's manual but it only tells you...

How does this look, at least for starters? I made it tighter than it was but not as tight as my first photos. I didn't try the typewriter paper yet but understand the concept. How does this clearance look? Tight enough? A little too loose?

I bought a PTO powered slit seeder and in looking it over have figured I might need to adjust the meshing drive gears. They seem too loose with spacing a little too far apart. There's not a lot of adjustment to be had but take a look. As you can see in the above photos, there...

Found this great sun type hat at a local farm store. For those concerned about skin cancer or just staying cool, this is the best wide brimmed hat I've run across. It's from China, of course and blends the wide brim of the Chinese peasant hat with a western type crown. Whatever it is, it works...

That's a great price. They are rare at auctions around here and when they do show up they bring maybe $10 less than retail. It's always been that way.

Here's how we do tomatoes and this is the only way we could get them to mature when we lived in Northern New England. You start with the seedling that may be six inches tall but maybe taller. Snip off all the leaves except a few at the top. Then bury the entire plant except for the top couple...

Larro--Here's a pic of snake gourd pieces I left out over the winter. I didn't think they matured enough so I just tossed them in the field and they broke into pieces. In reality they were plenty ripe and dried just fine--but in those broken pieces. I've got a bunch of the pieces shown and...

Buy the factory acrylic enamel if you can get it and thin with acetone. Much better quality, faster dry time and better gloss. I would steer clear of the hardeners until and unless you understand the risks associated with isocyanides. One use can cause permanent damage without a proper supplied...

......continued... Final picture with new and correct angle shovels. I'm going to use this setup to keep weeds down but I could also use narrow shovels as well. These are very useful, made of quality steel and fit the compact tractors most of us have. I wouldn't be afraid to use it on a 50...

Found this 8 ft wide Dearborn cultivator at a local auction about 10 miles away. They forgot it and it was almost the last to sell so I got a good deal. These are great cultivators for the small tractor. There was no loader tractor so I just decided to drive over with my JD5520 and bring it...

This is a grease gun I stumbled across at a nearby farm store. I never saw one with a "pressure" and "volume" adjustment so I bought it and so far, so good. It's a real high quality product and well-made. It does work well and the volume aspect works but I haven't had a frozen or difficult...

It's a Brillion slit seeder and heavy as a bear.

What's your dog's name and how did you happen to name it? Our current dogs are named based on behavior as puppies except for our two rescues that came with their own human like names. Prior to that we named after tractors or relatives. Not everyone was thrilled. One of my favorite dogs was...

I have an L4300 as well s an MX5100 and use them for seeding and tilling things. Both are rated to lift 2860 lbs at link ends or 2310 lbs at 24 inches back. Usually, I lift 1300 lbs and it's no problem for either tractor, especially the MX5100. I have weights on the front of both tractors. Now...

You can't eat an apple around my place since they know the "crunch" sound and get in line for some. They have their own apples and have learned the crunch sound leads to them getting some apples. As I type this I've got three out of six staring at me from an uncomfortably close distance and...

It's time to get a Cat I quick hitch and I'm 85% of the way convinced I need one. What I want is something that works well, fits most of the stuff I have and is something I can just use without the bending and welding so often written about. User friendly is my motto and I'm trying to skip the...

Larro--if you want to be real hit in your neighborhood, grow some extra large bushel gourds. Let them dry and then cut the gourd into a "Roman warrior" type helmet with the sideburns. Sort of like this but without the mohawk. Then you can simply wear it around the town or out shopping...

I need to drill some holes across a length of 8 ft tubing so I can make a harrow-type thing to smooth dirt. The holes need to be in a line so the tines are all equally in contact with the ground. How do I mark those holes on the pipe so they are in a line on the pipe and don't drift one way or...

I am thinking about trading up to a cab tractor similar to the JD5520 open station that I already have. The equal to mine is the 5083 JD and I have been looking at lightly used models. The M seems to have the more speeds, better tires and wheels and things like an upgraded seat, etc, There must...

I don't want a canopy on my MX5100 or L4300 because I use it to seed up close to buildings and under trees where it would not work. But, I sometimes have to seed out in the open during the day and I don't want the sun on me. So I need something that blocks the sun yet can go up or come down at...

Look what I found while looking for something else. They are low profile grease zerks intended for close clearance applications in a hot rod but have application for certain aspects of the tractor and implement side of things. Just my two cents and just an FYI for future reference. Low Profile...

I have to drill some holes and would like to use my JD790 with industrial tires and my typical TSC style post hole digger and auger. I'm not sure if the 3PT arms will lift enough for the tip of the auger to clear the ground during transport. Does anyone know or does anyone use a TSC type PHD...

This will probably work and you can get cheap dishwashing detergent at Sam's Club. Use hot hot water. Or, just find another blue barrel and start over. Around here all those blue barrels are empty soy sauce containers and come from either WI or MI. There are untold thousands here and they go for...

I have a JD backhoe on my JD790 and took it off for a while. In order to put the 3 PT arms back on I need to put some spacers back in the right place. Anyone have link or photo of how and where these spacers for the lift arms go?

My plan is to buy a second 500 gallon tank to go along side my first 500 gallon tank and save on the price swings that are common in a grain farming area where propane is used in the fall to dry down crops. So how much should a new tank installed and hooked up on my prepped site cost? I...

Just a note on seed potatoes. When I first planted spuds decades ago I was not aware of how many eyes to plant in one spot so I did one eye per plant and it worked great. One eye per plant has been working excellent for many years and I get more that I could ever use. Just my two cents on that...

Anyone else having trouble posting a pic today? For some reason, I am unable to post a pic today. The site--TBN--just doesn't want to take it. Anyone else with this problem?

Any ideas on how to improve the taste of store strawberries? Let them get overripe? Keep out of refrigerator? Any ideas? Am I missing something or do I just have to wait for local berries? I came home from Costco the other day with three cartons of good looking strawberries. One was full of...

I found these while cleaning out a bookcase and since they are of recent publication I'll bet they could still be obtained. I got them at a "baler clinic" put on by a local NH dealer. The small one is 37 pages and is a lot of trouble shooting of common problems and comparison of different...

coobie--This is my Springer. Well, one of my Springers.

Not sure where to put this but I have a Sachs Dolmar saw that has leaked bar oil from day one and that was 15 or so years ago. I never did anything about it because I thought all saws leaked oil when not in use but now this is getting annoying. Is the fix something simple I should do myself or...

I used to stay up later just to watch the first half of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Some of the guests were cumbersome so I avoided the second half but I used to like the monologue, Headlines, dumb criminals, etc. As I understand it, his market was older people that were mostly conservative...

I am looking to get a tablet computer to make my time on the treadmill go faster but I know very little about tablets. As I understand it, it's just a portable computer that can only be used Wi-Fi. That's my plan since there is free high speed Wi-Fi where I exercise. I figure to use this tablet...

Got stuck in the driveway yesterday so was forced to start the tractor to pull the truck out. While I was at it I figured I should finally plow the 300 ft driveway after suffering through it for around a month. That act of defeat on my part pretty much guarantees a big warmup soon that will have...

Yet another below zero morning for Ohio. Not sure yet but I think I have to kiss my peach crop goodbye for this year.

I own my 500 gal propane tank and have been thinking for some time to add either a second tank or get rid of the 500 and buy a 1000. A problem I have is that the tank I have is a on a slight grade and changing to a 1000 gallon tank would likely mean I would have to dig up the line to the house...

The grapple has become almost as important as a loader for those with trees or slash to deal with. Impressive looking attachment.

Very cold and snowy is no way to go through morning in central Ohio but that's the story on this particular day. Computer says it's 21 below--that's 21 below--- at 5 AM and we have about a foot of snow around in varying depths because of the high winds we had. I've already done the cold thing in...

Has the cold weather damaged my Hale haven and Red Haven peach trees or buds? We went to nine below three times this year and it's starting to make me wonder if the buds have been damaged. I've searched online but they don't seem to address the issue. Anyone know if our low temps have damaged...

I am embarrassed to even ask but I know nothing about pop rivets. Since I always viewed them with suspicion as a poor solution, I steered totally clear of them and now know nothing about them and need to learn. When I went to the hardware store recently to get some brass rivets to put...

We had scratched fixtures from the same problem as you and were able to buff them out. My car painter friend used some buffing compound or polish of some sort and buffed them away with an electric buffer. That's all I know but it worked.

For those talking about a "polar vortex", I recall those words being used by the media to help us worry about the feared "global cooling" scare of the 1970's. For central Ohio right now it's ten below and windy with another couple weeks of this expected. Even the dogs don't want to go out. When...

34 degrees in central Ohio and that feels very cold when you toss in the strong winds. Snow cover is a few inches and the whole package is not typical of this area for this time of the year. This week is single digits a couple of nights and not much more for highs. As a kid in the olden days a...

Maybe I missed it but why was he annoyed? Don't we all get annoyed? Heck, I'm annoyed now. I miss his commentary.

In a search for a quality dog food for my best friends, I ran across a site that rates dog foods based on the quality of their ingredients. Dog foods filled with corn and inexpensive grains get lower ratings and seem to be frowned upon by the veterinarian community. Anyway, based on their...

Don't you need to chisel or plow deeper into the garden to bust up any hardpan? Is the hoe going deep enough to do the job? I've seen yields really spike when deeper working of the soil was done and drainage and moisture retention were dramatically improved. Would your garden benefit?

Wayne B---is the Defiant still free of a catalytic converter or have they added one? That is a wonderful stove.

Wait until you go in a grocery store or library and try to read labels where items are on different shelves and different focal lengths away. I almost needed help getting out of the canned goods section.

Central-southern Ohio smelled like Spring today. It's not but the sun is warmer and higher in the sky, snow all gone and temps in the 50's. We will get more snow and cold for sure but I now have it on good authority that Spring is coming. :)

A portion of my cornfield I used for setup of equipment. Piece of cake.

The shutoff rod and seal extends maybe 18" into the house and the warmth there keeps things from freezing. They work just fine and I have seen them at 25 below with no problems.

Not my tractor--just a forward to me by a friend. I have no idea where or when but I'll bet lots of that mud is still on the tractor. Step and fender both look bent. Stuck :eek: Unstuck :)

Wait a minute. Beauty pageant photo shoot? Any details you could fill in? I'm pretty good with a camera.

Dave1949--I presume you have a woodstove? if so, I hope you put some fans around the rooms. You can use small computer fans tucked into the corner of the doorways or bigger floor models. Put them on low speed since it works better than high. Then put a fan so it blows sideways across the front...

It's hard to imagine but central south Ohio is braced for a real blizzard of one to three inches. Some are three to five. That's all. Wow. Having come from a much snowier climate it is surprising what a small amount of snow can do to an area not used to it. Schools are closed or on delay...

PITA is a severe understatement. Here's some pics.

We have been buying our milk in the new style square gallon jugs and I cannot figure out how to pour it without seeming to spill more than I pour. There has to be a secret or method to pouring without spilling but I'm clueless about it. Does anyone know the secret to pouring without spilling? :)

I think you're going to see the Northern Lights where you are. The local news should tell when it's a good time to view.

No, not at all. It was just a forward to me. The view, however would be exactly the same. There is near zero light pollution in the frozen north and when it gets good and cold--way below zero--you can spend an entire night just looking at the skies. You see shooting stars and all sorts of...

You must be pretty tough since not many used to visit on the real cold days. They stayed far away. The clear skies that accompany such cold did provide a real display of stars, however. The sky would look like it was on fire with stars that looked like diamonds. Here's a milder version of the...

These are the two Springer Spaniels we are in the process of adopting. Very birdy and real sweethearts.

Are you in for the real cold temps coming next week? Friend of mine in Presque Isle, which is usually a warm spot says they are looking for (Texans look away now) minus 30 and Bangor, which is a real warm spot is expecting minus 25. Since the western parts of the state get hit pretty good, are...

Need to warm 40' x 60' pole barn just enough to take the edge off. My 40 x 60 pole barn with concrete floor gets soaked with condensation during the winter when the temperature changes a lot in a hurry. There's no insulation so I can't heat it but I would like to heat it enough during these...

Roy--being new to the North you might not be aware of this but for any light and fluffy snowfall, a powerful leaf blower does a great job. There are some drawbacks to this and it's important to cover any opening in your clothes, even at the neck and wrists because you will be covered with snow...

You can do that? Tell me more plus what the taste is like.

Picture isn't mine but was just forwarded to me. I live in the Midwest and it sure looks like the Midwest so maybe it's from around here. I don't know but I do know it's easy to catch the corner of an implement on something. I caught my wife's clothesline; my neighbor caught his satellite dish...

I've known a fair number of people that got knee replacements and every one of them said they should have done it sooner. That if they knew how well it would have worked they would not have waited.

Oops, a regional term for a shed or structure that merely connects a house to a shed or barn. Think humongous "breezeway" with walls. That way, you don't have to go out in the snow during the winter. You go from the house to the shed to the ell to the barn. That's why all those old New England...

dave1949--Did you happen to live there for the Great Ice Storm of 1998? Might have been 1997. Power was out for two weeks for many people and a bazillion trees were bent over back to the ground. Power lines down everywhere, trees across all the roads and if you couldn't take care of yourself you...

What's heading your way is about to blow through here soon and it's a lot of rain and very warm temperatures. Rainfall today and tomorrow on the order of three inches and temps in the mid 60's. Kiss a lot of your snow goodbye and clean off the flat roofs.

Pretty clever answer and it does make the most sense.

Here are the two Springer Spaniels we're adopting from a rescue. They are as sweet as they look and deserve a good home.

On the assumption those are American Arborvitae as in Northern White Cedar, I have experience with them and ice storms. I have about 150 at my place now and our last house was in New England with thousands of them. In my view, the best way to deal with these trees and ice storms is to let it...

OK, dave1949, going to let you in on little known bug control system that worked well in central Maine and only costs a few hundred dollars. The answer is simple, buy one or two of those huge Sam's Club type fans and roll them out when you plan to sit outside, especially at dusk. Black flies...

dave1949--Do you live in the woods or out in the open where the wind can get at you? Big difference in dealing with snow impact. Do you have a snow sled?

I have a Kubota L4300 with a tach that fogs up when I use the tractor and does not go away even as the tractor heats up and is used. There obviously is some sort of air leak and I can see that the fogging starts in one area and fans out. The tractor I often used in very dusty environment...

Farmgirl posted this morning and has been posting right along, just not in this thread. MFW is MIA.

I know nothing about this and it was just a forward to me from someone else.

In the process of adopting these two. This is pre-haircut and they sure look happy to be in a good home with three squares and multiple hugs. Free carrots, tomatoes, real bones and their own cozy spot by the heat register. They are three year old Springer Spaniel litter mates and need to stay...

Dave... the sheep were born wet so they were already pre-shrunk. :D

Don't expect anything in the Christmas envelope this year... Combine flips, lands in Georges Fork - madison-press.com Those puppies are wider than they look and often cover the road from edge to edge.

I have never seen a Maine boundary without some sort of clues along the way. Usually there is some sort of marked tree but also rocks that mark the line. Also common are stumps on one side and none on the other. Old logging on one side and none on the other. That kind of thing. blazed trees...

For border definition, get an aerial soil conservation map (Extension Agent or Soil and Water people) and look at it with those 3-D glasses to identify the corner trees and anything in between that might be helpful. Then get a pair of binoculars with a built in compass. Stand in one corner, aim...

I bought mine at Rural King and no binder in them. Just pressed sawdust/chips. Mine lasted longer than an hour but how much I can't recall. I do remember that sales prices were close enough to wood that I wondered why burn wood? In a woodstove I have burned handfuls of corn with zero problems...

I have long argued on these pages to buy OEM paint when doing a repair or a project. It's in the manufacturers best interest to have their equipment look good and maintain high resale value. To that end they almost always have super quality paint, often acrylic enamel and they sell it for a good...

Roy--another thing on wood. I burned it when I cut my own but where I live it's fields forever and no opportunity. Take a look at those compressed sawdust bricks sold at TSC and other farm stores. I thought the price was OK and they heat really well. Plus you can damp them to near zero and...

Roy--use some fans in addition to the ceiling fans and the movement will make it feel much warmer. We run a small electric fan that blows across the front of the stove as well as other fans in other rooms. Years back when we fully depended on wood we had small computer fans in the corners of the...

Cut some ash. It burns great when "green" and has less moister fresh cut than some hardwoods do dry. Ask around. Also, bring a batch of wetter wood inside and let it bake next to the woodstove for couple days. It dries it out great.

In changing the anti-freeze in my B7800 I can't seem to find a block drain plug and the owner's manual has no mention of it. Just the radiator drain that doesn't seem to do a thorough job. That seems odd. Anyone know if there is a block drain plug on the B7800?

Roy--you're new to living on dirt roads but when we lived in Maine the shale that wound up on the roads was terrible on tires. Not sure if you're driving on dirt roads but if you are I would suspect shale and sharp stones as the more likely culprit. The only way I stopped the flats was to switch...

I don't watch a lot of movies and while it's nice to watch a few over the winter months, most of the modern ones are silly. Fake bullets bouncing off fake car fenders and fake explosions only mask poor acting, script and plot development plus a contempt for the audience. Nothing beats the old...

Wow, nothing beats a wood stove for fall warmth. The heat just feels better. I've done some of my best thinking--and sleeping--around a woodstove in the fall. Add a glass of red wine and it's dreamland for me in mere moments.

OK...I took the long way to get the mail. Here's a photo of each style of pan. Here's the thin one. And here's the thicker one You can tell which is which by the thicker lip and thicker plastic. Both will actually work fine. And surprise, I think they are USA made.